Remembering Susan Saint James: TV roles and a legacy of service

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Susan Saint James, the Emmy-winning star of McMillan & Wife and Kate & Allie, has died at 80. We look back at her television breakthrough, film work, family life and decades of support for Special Olympics. More entertainment news: https://www.newscubby.com Sources: People (family representative), AP, Television Academy, Los Angeles Times, Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame, Special Olympics, Special Olympics Connecticut and Hollywood Walk of Fame. AI narration; archival images. Archive photographs, cropped and animated: NBC Television and Universal Television (public domain U.S.); rossograph, Reisen8, Wu Xielong (CC BY-SA 4.0); John Mathew Smith and www.celebrity-photos.com, Greg2600 (CC BY-SA 2.0); Alan Light, Peabody Awards (CC BY 2.0); Joe Mabel (CC BY-SA 3.0). Via Wikimedia Commons. Full photo credits appear on screen. Co-star portraits and contextual images are labeled; no endorsement implied. Adapted image elements shared under CC BY-SA 4.0 with original licenses retained. Licenses: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ #SusanSaintJames #KateAndAllie #McMillanAndWife Full image credits: https://www.newscubby.com/video-covers/susan-saint-james-20261027-credits.txt

Published 10/27/2026 · 89 seconds